📍 50 Garrison Rd., Dover, Strafford County, 03820
Garrison School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dover, Strafford County. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dover School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garrison School enrolls 391 students across grades K–4. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.6% Two or more races and 3.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 342 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
54 of the school's 391 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 43 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garrison School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NH-10, state senate district 4, state house district 816.
Garrison School is one of 5 schools in Dover School District, based in Dover, New Hampshire. The district serves 3,537 students district-wide and employs 280 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 391 students, Garrison School is smaller than the district average of about 707 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small